1980 Dacia 1300 L 1.3

Summary:

Problems

Faults:

I didn't have many problems this months with this car. Usually, everything can go wrong on this kind of cars.

General Comments:

This is considered to be a good car for the Romanians roads. Wrong. No comfort, the car is noisy and you can expect to have problems all the time.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 1st October, 2002

25th Jun 2003, 05:13

You expect to have a good car if you buy a Dacia with 200000 km?

Is "the best" you can buy at this amount (can't buy anything else with 4 wheals).

Even new, is a transportation method not a car in the real meaning of this word.

19th Aug 2003, 09:31

Hey guys, my dad owned a Dacia 1300 from 1981. it had over 200,000 km when we sold in 1998 and that car has never had too much trouble to give us. it was cheap to maintain since parts were cheap. so for a Romanian family that doesn't' have too much money a car like that is a blessing.

22nd Jul 2004, 02:01

Dacia 1300 L is the best romanian car ever. My dad bought it in 1981 and is still running good (it has 167000km). I own another 1310 Dacia, but I don't like driving it as much I like my dad's 1300L. That car drove me to kindergarden, school, highschool, college and now... to work!!! It never let me down. It's a very reliable car. In case of emergency I can fix it anywhere. The comfort is not brilliant, but that's one of things I like most. If anybody thinks that I don't have enought money to buy another one is wrong. I will never trade this car for another.

1986 Dacia 1300 1.3 petrol engine

Summary:

An all-around good car!

Faults:

I bought this car in 1986 as a brand

new model. It has never been in any serious mechanical trouble.

The paint job has been remade twice.

The engine is in very good shape taking

7 litres outside of town and 8.5 in the city.

General Comments:

Even trough it is not that fast and

glamorous I think it is one of the best east-European cars ever built

The good thing is that you can find spares anywhere.

The car is very reliable.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 27th May, 2002

8th Jun 2002, 08:21

The dacia is nothing more than a Renault 12 laid low by poor build quality. If you want a good one, search out a Renault original.

9th Jun 2002, 21:53

Your car was probably good because it was an EXPORT model. The cars that were sold on the romanian market were really really lousy.

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1972 Dacia 1300 1.3 petrol

Summary:

Unreliable, but it works!

Faults:

Too much to list. For example the poor paint, the seats squeak, the radiator leaks, and there was a problem with the differential. Then there are small details such as the windscreen wipers which did not work, etc. etc.

The biggest problem is rust.

General Comments:

The performance is not bad for its age, but it is quite unreliable.

In Romania everyone has them, so spares are easy to get. This is a good thing as the car rusts easily.

It's very good for learning to be a mechanic because it breaks down so much.

The car provides cheap transport when it works. Inside the interior is quite tasteful, nice and comfortable though when I got it it had no seatbelts.

Outside the car looks in perfect condition, but actually underneath it is really rusty. So much that I do not like to use it in case it splits in 2!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 7th May, 2002

24th Jun 2005, 13:53

The dacia 1300 from it's concept has seat belts in the front.

7th Nov 2005, 09:13

My dad has a 1972 Dacia 1300.

After approx. 120,000 km the engine was rebuilt. (He was young, the car was young … you figure the rest)

Now that he is up to approx 500,000 km the engine was rebuilt about 3 more times. The transmission was taken apart and fixed about 10 yrs. ago. Works fine since than.

I believe there is not one original component left in the whole car (except the engine block). The car still runs OK, but shows his age. The chassis rusts easily, but trust me; my dad took really good care of his car. He spent almost every summer working on it.

Did I mention that all original parts were made in France? (even the light bulbs, tires, door handles, gauges and the keys) Apparently the original components lasted longer.

I am sentimental about this car; I practically grow up in it. But I still say; it doesn not stand a chance today. More than 30 years ago was a good design, good car, however even than the Renault 16 was a higher class and a better car.